Two special athletes on wheel chairs national archer Shanaz and table tennis player Zainab unveiled grand logo and trophy of the Under-23 Games on Wednesday. Along with the logo and trophy unveiling ceremony of the 3rd edition of the Under-23 Games-2018, sports scholarship for education were also distributed of worth Rs 20 million among 286 plus male and female players who won medals in the first and second edition of the Under-23 Games held in 2015-2016 and 2016-17.
Provincial Minister for Sports Mahmood Khan, District Nazim Peshawar Muhammad Asim Khan, Commissioner Peshawar Shahab Ali Ali, Secretary Sports Muhammad Tariq Khan, Deputy Commissioner Peshawar Islam Zeb, Director General Sports Junaid Khan, Director Sports (Female Games) Rashida Ghaznavi, Chairman Sports and Culture Committee Mian Khan Afridi, Member Waseem Akram, Coordinator Sajid Khan Afridi, Test cricketer Muhammad Nadeem, known social worker Dr Siddique Patni, District Sports Officers Jamshed Baloch (Peshawar), Zakir Ullah (Nowhera), Tehsin Ullah (Charsadda), AD Youth Aziz Ullah Khan, former Pakistan team skipper Abdur Rahim Khan, international athlete Muhammad Shah, international handball player Sami Ullah Marwat, national and international players and large number of spectators were also present. Addressing the ceremony the City District Nazim Peshawar Mohammad Asim Khan urged upon the youth to take active part in sports along with their education which will help create a healthy nation. He said steps have been taken in KP for involving youth in sports.
The first and second editions of the U-23 Games were held successfully in 2015-16 and 2016-2017 wherein 8000 male and female athletes each of the edition took part in 20 male and 15 female games and this time a record 11500 athletes in 26 male and 17 female disciplines, to be organized first at KP Inter-District level while in second phase, players from seven regions would be part of the games. He said the government has also handed over 102 grounds to Director General Sports to utilize them during Under-23 Games in across Khyber Pakhtunkhwa at Union Council, Tehsil and District levels.
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